17 Related Articles, between 2019-09-06 and 2019-08-23

'Complex' sports such as badminton are good for your BRAIN 'because they require more thinking'. A study led by researchers in Japan compared badminton to running, considered a 'simple exercise'. Badminton improved performance in cognitive tests - but running didn't. >>

'Five years of hell:' Couple say they are 'imprisoned' by Japanese knotweed infestation . Japanese knotweed has completely taken over Chris and Marie Moore's garden in Yardley Wood, Birmingham, and the couple say they can't have their grandchildren over as there is no space. >>

Anti-groping stamps that let victims mark perverts with ink sell out in Japan. Japanese developer Shachihata Inc released 500 of the chikan stamps yesterday. The anti-groping products cost ¥2,500 (£19) and leave a mark which can only be seen under ultraviolet light. >>

Inside the fierce competition of Japan's animal cafes. Coffee and tea aren’t the main attractions at a growing number of Japanese cafes: patrons also get to spend quality time with birds, rabbits, penguins and other creatures. And while the animals may be tame, the competition among these cafes is growing fierce as the list of animal playmates gets ever more exotic. Lucy Craft reports. >>

Japan is a Trumpian paradise of low immigration rates. It’s also a dying country.. Japan is an ethnically defined national community with few foreigners. And no future. >>

Japan issues emergency warning after life-threatening rains in south >>

Japanese researchers develop robotic tail that could help elderly balance. Researchers at Japan's Keio University have developed a robotic tail that could help elderly people balance. The tail is about three-feet long, and was designed to help people with agility and balance. It uses four artificial muscles to move in eight directions. >>

Japanese shares extend losses on lingering growth fears. Japanese shares extended their
losses on Friday morning as global recession worries offset
much of the relief stemming from an overnight rebound in Wall
Street stocks. >>

The New Generation of Chefs Pushing Japanese Food in Unexpected Directions. With their fresh, freewheeling interpretations, these restaurants are challenging long-held ideas about what authenticity actually means. >>

This peculiar photography project reimagines family portraits. In her new project, "Familie Werden" (Becoming Family), Japanese photographer Rie Yamada seeks to rekindle the value and meaning behind the family album for the modern age. >>

Unknown mini-whale that Japanese knew about all along discovered in Pacific. The diminutive Berardius minimus is shorter and darker than other beaked whales and there may be another unacknowledged species out there too >>

Why scientists created this wearable robotic tail for people. Japanese scientists created a strap-on robotic tail equipped with sensors which could help give stability to people with balance problems. >>

Women, late-in-life new authors expand Japanese literature. Beyond Murakami: Japanese literature is expanding with stories from women, young writers and those who took up the craft late in life >>